Consider a company that has a facility located in your local area. This could be a big-box store like Walmart, an automobile manufacturer like Kia, a financial services group like Citibank, or any other company of interest. Why do you suppose the company chose that location? Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of that location, and be sure to describe how the location affects other facets of the company, its trading partners (i.e., the supply chain), and the local/regional area. In response to your peers, be sure to offer suggestions for additional strengths and weaknesses of the chosen location.

Hello class,

We have this local grocery store called IGA here that is very convenient for the rural area I live in. They must have chosen this location because it is in-between the big neighborhoods and is on the corner of the two main roads around. The location is perfect for people driving by and for people that live in the area. It is the closest thing around besides the two gas stations so it does not fight with any other grocery stores. There is zero competition for them to worry about the location could not be any more perfect. It is located near some main roads so I think the supply chain would not be an issue for the store either.

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